National Weather Update IMD; Flood in Bihar | Rainfall forecast from MP Kerala Chhattisgarh

8 people died due to lightning in Chhattisgarh. Among them, there were 4 children. The incident took place in Rajnandgaon district on Monday afternoon. Due to rising water level of river Ganga in Bihar, 12.67 lakh people in Buxar, Bhojpur, Saran, Vaishali, Patna, Samastipur, Begusarai, Lakhisarai, Munger, Khagaria, Bhagalpur and Katihar are affected by floods.

Munger University postponed exams due to floods. Besides Ganga, the water level of Kosi, Budhi Gandak, Gandak, Ghaghra, Punpun and Son rivers has been flowing above the danger level for the past 3 days.

There may be light rains in Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh today. A heavy rain warning is issued here for 3 days starting tomorrow. The state has received 41.8 inches of rain during the monsoon season so far.

The Meteorological Department on Monday issued a heavy rain alert in 16 states across the country. However, nowhere is there a warning of very heavy rain. The temperature was recorded at 39.4º in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

State Weather Photos

It rained with strong wind in Pune on Sunday evening. There could also be some light rain here on Monday.

Ganga water flows up to 4 feet on NH-80 near Kala Rampur and Udaipur in Munger, Bihar.

The Ganga and Kosi rivers are in flood in Katihar, Bihar. Many villages were flooded.

The gates of the Govind Sagar Dam were opened on Sunday in Lalitpur, UP. 8,232 cusecs of water were released.

Chance of rain in 15 states tomorrow The Meteorological Department has issued heavy rain alert in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Goa, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura , Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh on September 24. An alert has also been issued regarding lightning in some districts of these states.

This time, the monsoon will be active for 16 days longer than normal.

Generally, the monsoon starts to retreat in western Rajasthan after September 18, but this time it is likely to remain active for around 16 more days, i.e. the country will experience a period of heavy rains until ‘at the end of September. According to private weather agency Skymet, after the withdrawal of the monsoon, there is a possibility of rain in October as well. According to the Meteorological Department, this time there was 108 percent or 8 percent more rainfall during the monsoon. Despite this, there is a drought situation in about a quarter of the country, or 185 districts (26%). There are 68 districts that received 60% of normal rainfall, including 19 in Rajasthan alone. The worst affected are Uttar Pradesh (30 districts), Bihar (25), Jharkhand (11), Odisha (11) and Punjab (15).

Reason why monsoon remains active for another 16 days

According to the meteorological department, a depression has formed over northwest Uttar Pradesh. He is heading towards Uttarakhand. Its impact will also be felt in parts of Himachal Pradesh. A new low pressure area is near southern Bangladesh, which will become a low pressure area in 2 days. This will be the fourth depression of this season. Due to this, there will be rain in Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh.

Weather Conditions in the States

Madhya Pradesh: Heavy rains for 3 days this week, 41.8 inches of rain has fallen so far, 12% more

It rained in Ratlam on the evening of Sunday September 22.

There will be heavy rains in Madhya Pradesh for 3 days from September 24. There may be light rain in Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur on Monday, September 23. Strong sunshine is expected in 23 districts, including Gwalior. Today, day and night will be equal, that is, the duration of day and night will be 12 to 12 hours.

Rajasthan: Rain alert after 3 days, 57% more precipitation than average so far; the heat increased

Photo of recent rain in Dungarpur, Rajasthan.

With the rains stopping in Rajasthan, the mercury started rising again. On Sunday, September 22, the maximum daytime temperature in western districts of Rajasthan touched 40 degrees Celsius. Heat caused problems during the day in Jaisalmer, Ganganagar and Bikaner. The onset of monsoon may start from today or tomorrow.

Bihar: 12.67 lakh people in 12 flood-hit districts, exams postponed in Munger-Khagaria

There is a possibility of heavy rains for two days from September 24 in many districts of Bihar. According to the Meteorological Centre, a low pressure area is forming in the Bay of Bengal. Its impact will be felt in most parts of Bihar. For this reason, there is a chance of rain in the south, east and west of the state.

Chhattisgarh: 8 people died due to lightning, including 4 schoolchildren; I went to the ruins to escape the rain, someone also died yesterday

Eight people died due to lightning in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh on Monday afternoon. Among the dead are 4 schoolchildren and 4 villagers. It is said that everyone stayed in the ruins to avoid the afternoon rain when lightning struck. This is Joratai village of Somni police station. A child died due to lightning on Sunday in Janjgir-Champa.

Himachal Pradesh: Rain alert after 2 days, temperature rises, Keylong mercury 9.3 degrees higher than normal

People strolling in pleasant weather at Scandal Point in Shimla.

Western Disturbances (WD) become active again in Himachal Pradesh after 2 days. For this reason, rain is forecast for most parts of the state on September 25 and 26. In view of this, the Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert in 8 districts on Wednesday and 10 districts on Thursday.

Punjab: Weather will be clear today, slow monsoon, no rain warning, temperature reduced by 0.2 degree

There is no rain alert in Punjab and Chandigarh today. The weather will change from the evening.

The pace of monsoon has now slowed down in Punjab and Chandigarh. There is no chance of rain in any district of the state today (Monday). At the same time, the maximum temperature decreased by 0.2 degrees. Although this is 1.6 degrees warmer than normal. Ludhiana recorded a temperature of 37.9 degrees.